Panevezio profesinio rengimo centras

Panevezys, Lithuania

Public institution Panevėžys vocational education and training centre (further in the text Centre) was established in 2000 after reorganizing three schools (Panevėžys Polytechnical School, Panevėžys Agricultural School and Panevėžys Builders‘school). The shareholders of the centre are Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania and Panevėžys chamber of commerce, crafts and industry. Centre is the member of different associations such as Centre is one of the biggest vocational training schools in North and East Lithuania. There is a wide spectrum of specialities teached in the centre. The most popular specialities are builders‘, bricklayers‘– concrete workers‘, automotive mechanics‘, hairdressers‘, beauty specialists‘and etc. There are about 1200 pupils studying at the centre. It is worth mentioning that the centre could offer not only vocational education and training but also vocational education together with secondary education. For this purpose there is a gymnasium department in the centre. The centre activities includes vocational education and training, general basic education, general secondary education, adults’ vocational training, qualification improvement, continuous training of farmers and adults‘education. Centre also provide training in the woman's prison. All personnel of centre constantly raise qualifications and renew knowledge in various seminars in Lithuania or abroad because they try to present the newest technical and technological knowledge, to present the contemporary technique. Centre constantly tries to renew practical training facilities – at the moment there is on-going project for establishment of sectorial training centre of construction, together with partner transport sectorial training centre was established. Centre on its own expense renewed and updated the practical training audiences for beauty specialists and hairdressers. The centre at the end of October 2013 was provided the quality certificate which states that the centre meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 (LST EN ISO 9001:2008). The centre takes part in the implementation of different projects funded by EU or other programmes. The close relationship is established with business sector, education institutions, municipality, labour exchange office, secondary schools and gymnasiums and etc.